March, 2020

• 10 March

  SCCI calls on businesses to take part in Etihad Rail project

  

  SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) received a delegation from Etihad Rail to enhance avenues of cooperation and introduce the business community in Sharjah to the strategic Etihad Rail project in view of its importance in supporting the national economy. The meeting also reviewed the possibility of holding an introductory seminar for government and private ...

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• 10 March

  Global Council for Tolerance condemns attack on Sudan’s PM

  ABU DHABI / WAM President of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Jarwan has denounced the attack on the Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s convoy on March 9, in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. In a statement, Dr. Al Jarwan said that the council is working hard to mobilise international efforts to fight and confront ...

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• 10 March

  Etihad Cargo launches mobile app for tracking

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, has expanded its digital portfolio by launching the first version of its mobile application, offering customers the ability to gain real time access to information on-the-go. Building on the success of Etihad Cargo’s iCargo platform and etihadcargo.com, the optimised mobile app boasts an array ...

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• 10 March

  Siara gets 242 nominations for refugee support award

  Sharjah / WAM The Big Heart Foundation, (TBHF) the Sharjah-based global humanitarian charity dedicated to helping refugees and people in need worldwide received 242 nominations from 52 countries for the fourth edition of the Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support (SIARA). Of the total number of nominations received, 49 percent were from Africa, 44 percent from Asia, five ...

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• 10 March

  Covid-19: DHA explains travel procedures

  

  DUBAI / WAM While health authorities across the world are asking travellers to postpone their travel plans unless necessary, it is important for those who travel to know the checks and measures in place as well as their responsibility, especially if they have recently travelled to places of widespread coronavirus transmission. The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention asked all ...

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• 10 March

  Toyota says investors are driving growth in green bond market

  

  Bloomberg Bond buyers are spearheading the development of the green bond market, according to Toyota Motor Corp, which has been selling the debt through one of its units for years. “It’s really starting to be driven by investors,” said Adam Stam, director of capital markets at Toyota Motor Credit Corp, the finance arm of the Japanese car company. At a ...

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• 10 March

  Ambani loses Asia wealth crown to Ma in $5.8b rout

  

  Bloomberg Indian energy tycoon Mukesh Ambani is no longer Asia’s richest man, relinquishing the title to Jack Ma after oil prices collapsed along with global stocks. The rout, exacerbated by mounting fears that the spread of the novel coronavirus will thrust the world into a recession, erased $5.8 billion from Ambani’s net worth and pushed him to No. 2 on ...

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• 10 March

  Philippines has just 2,000 virus testing kits

  Bloomberg The Philippines, with a population of more than 100 million, had only 2,000 novel coronavirus test kits available earlier this week as the number of infections jumped. Its government once had 4,500 kits in stock, but the number dwindled to 2,000 as the number of people who wanted to be diagnosed surged, Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said. ...

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• 10 March

  Xi visits Wuhan in sign China sees virus is under control

  

  Bloomberg Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan for the first time since the disease emerged, a trip intended to project confidence that his government has managed to stem its spread domestically. Xi arrived on Tuesday morning in the capital of Hubei province, the official Xinhua News Agency said. He visited Huoshenshan Hospital, one of the two ...

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• 10 March

  China’s economy is getting back to work after shutdowns

  

  Bloomberg China’s economy is beginning to revive, as the government signals progress in battling the coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 3,100 people and sickened tens of thousands at home. Government controls and the fear of going outside have curtailed consumer spending, and many factories are still not working at full capacity due to clogged logistics systems, a lack ...

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